PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Alex De Souza. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Project Falcon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

De Souza
vs
Falcon

174 cm
23
161 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

174 cm
26
162 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcon.
Falcon swinging wildly here.
De Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by De Souza.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
Falcon throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falcon cracks De Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcon on the side of the head.
Falcon missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Souza.
Falcon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Falcon responds with a good body kick, but De Souza manages to step out the way in time.
Falcon throws a solid leg kick but De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcon.
Falcon blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Falcon there.

It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like De Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Falcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
De Souza cracks Falcon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcon.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Souza checks a leg kick.
Falcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Falcon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcon looks to land a body kick but De Souza moved away.
Falcon misses with a low kick.
Falcon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Falcon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcon.
Falcon misses the jab.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Falcon manages to avoid it.
De Souza tried to score with a low kick but Falcon checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza cracks Falcon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falcon is looking to land body kicks.
De Souza thinks about countering with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon misses with a body shot
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falcon checks the leg kick.

De Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcon, pushing him back against the cage.
Falcon swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcon.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falcon backwards.
Falcon blocking some punches.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Souza.
De Souza working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon lands a shot to the body.
De Souza lands an uppercut.
Falcon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falcon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcon scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcon misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Falcon - that landed with a thud.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcon lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Falcon.

Falcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcon lands a front kick.
Falcon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon throws a front kick aimed at De Souza's knee but De Souza avoids it well.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcon was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
Falcon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falcon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falcon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Falcon blocks the low kick.
Jab by De Souza.
De Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falcon looks to land a body kick but De Souza moved away.
De Souza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Falcon misses with a low kick.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcon.
Falcon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falcon is able to avoid easily.

De Souza moves into the clinch successfully.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Falcon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falcon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falcon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcon keeps De Souza at a distance using the push kick.
Falcon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falcon throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcon misses with a body shot.
Falcon feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
Falcon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcon. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Falcon avoids it.
Falcon throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon blocks a leg kick.
Jab by De Souza.
Falcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcon on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza feints and then cracks Falcon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcon down.
Falcon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
Falcon throws a body kick that misses.
Falcon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcon slips under a jab from De Souza.
Falcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Falcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Falcon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Falcon.
Falcon scores with a punch to the head.
Falcon swats away the attempt to clinch by De Souza.
Falcon lunges at De Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Souza's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcon throws a low kick but De Souza avoids it.
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Project Falcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Falcon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcon with a hook.
Falcon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falcon's hands.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcon moves away.
Falcon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Falcon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Souza can pounce on him.
Falcon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Souza checks a low kick from Falcon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Falcon scores with a decent looking hook.
De Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Falcon.
De Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Souza with a body shot.
Falcon thows a leg kick but De Souza checks it
and De Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Falcon's leg but Falcon calmly moves out of range.
De Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Falcon.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Falcon.
De Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Falcon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Souza's calf.
De Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falcon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Souza connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon checks a low kick from De Souza.
Falcon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falcon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from De Souza misses
enabling Falcon to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Souza connects with a body shot that sends Falcon's belly button to the back.
Falcon connects with a solid leg kick.
De Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Falcon scoring well with a low kick there.
Falcon lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Project Falcon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Falcon misses with a body kick.
Falcon throws a leg kick but De Souza moved away.
A swing and a miss from Falcon.
It looked like De Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Falcon.
De Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Falcon - the referee stops the clock and De Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Falcon. De Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Falcon lands a front kick.
De Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Falcon off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcon.
Falcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Falcon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon scores with a push kick.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Falcon saw that one coming.
De Souza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Falcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcon.
A low kick from Falcon misses
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws a good cross that connects.
De Souza defending well as Falcon loads up on a big left hand.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza throws a jab when Falcon was well out of range.
Falcon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Souza misses with a looping left.
Falcon misses with a low kick.
Falcon swings widly with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Falcon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Falcon.
De Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcon counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcon swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcon throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Falcon's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcon fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from De Souza misses the target.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Falcon's legs.
Falcon feints a counter leg kick.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcon lands a body shot.
Nice shot by De Souza.
De Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falcon scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza feints and then cracks Falcon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcon down.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcon was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Falcon to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcon. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcon connects with a right hand. De Souza shakes it off.
Falcon tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Falcon.
De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Falcon counters with a good low kick that De Souza was not able to check.
Falcon looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
Falcon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Falcon's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Falcon lands with a straight right. De Souza didn't see that one coming.
De Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Falcon's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcon throws a leg kick but De Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcon is looking to land body kicks.
Falcon looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
Falcon tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
A shot to the liver by Falcon. Beautiful body shot.
Falcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and De Souza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcon throws a push kick but De Souza slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Falcon checks a leg kick.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Falcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcon misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Falcon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falcon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Falcon!